Former poet laureate of the United States, Billy Collins has written a good number of books of poems. Why read this one? First of all, the cover art is great. :) But on a more serious note, it's a good book. Collins has an unmistakable voice that welcomes a broad readership to contemporary poetry. The topics of his poems are universal: love, life, death, small rodents that accidentally set fire to the house. Read more here on my blog.